alerted
Example Sentences
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A major incident was declared and dozens of homes were evacuated after police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
True to his mission, Kenig got behind the steering wheel and raced towards the Gaza border in the early hours of October 7, 2023 after a colleague alerted him to what was happening.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
He does not know if or when Walker was alerted to that possibility, or if that was the reason for the killings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Although students were alerted to the allegations, they never received the results of the school’s investigation.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
He alerted Alexander Bickel and Floyd Abrams, respected constitutional lawyers who had agreed to take the case.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
